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another week another winner ter storm. snow ice, and slick streets are in the forecast for the northeast, and once again, boston prepares to take the brunt of the wintry weather. jordan promises to keep up its pressure on isis continuing its attacks on the terror group while the fate of the american hostage remains unknown. ♪ that it's over i'm going to carry on ♪ >> and it's music eek biggest nights. the 57th annual grammys featuring the brightest stars, old and new. ♪ stay stay stay with me ♪ captioning funded by cbs
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this is the "cbs morning news" for monday february 9th 2015. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. this morning new england is bracing for another round of heavy snow. this is the third winter blast in three weeks. some areas, including boston could get another two feet. winter storm warnings and advisories are posted from pennsylvania to maine. there's already so much snow in boston they don't know what to do with it. motorists are being warned to stay off the roads this morning. schools there are closed today and tomorrow. don champion is in boston. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. after getting about 8 inches of snow overnight, parts of the boston area are now only a few minutes way from seeing this become one of the top ten snowiest winters ever and with huge mounds of snow like this building up all across the area the problem now becomes what do you do with another foot or two of snow.
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it may be winter but for parts of new england, unrelented snow fall has become more of tradition in recent weeks. >> it's ridiculous. where are we going to put it. >> reporter: snow is still piled up on sidewalks and roads from back-to-back storms with another 10 to 24 inches of snow expected to fall in the area massachusetts governor charlie baker cautioned drivers to stay off the roads and leave r personnel. >> that would be 80 inches of snow in 14 or 15 days. >> reporter: some who ventured out after midnight tried their best to stay warm. >> we're just putting on a lot of clothes you know a lot of overalls. >> reporter: unlike others this storm is expected to stick around for a few days. the rough weather kept hardware
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stores in maine selling out. >> i snapped a shovel. there's clearly more snow coming. >> reporter: another storm could hit later this week followed by potentially record cold temperatures. unlike what we saw in that first blizzard here a few weeks ago, a statewide travel ban has not been issued, but local schools and governments are closed, and as you can imagine, air travel will be slow here today. already 400 flights into and out of boston have been canceled today. lauren? >> all right. don champion out in the snow and cold in boston. thank you. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is following the unprecedented string of winter storms and says the storm will be followed by freezing temperatures. >> it has become a tradition. monday snowstorms in the northeast. this is the third one in a row. looking at the snow across new york state, icy conditions. the snow is going to be around
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for most of our monday and wrap up monday night. in terms of the icy areas, again, the northern tier of pennsylvania and wrapping down toward new york city, extra caution to kick off the day. in terms of snow widespread 6 to 10 inches but a couple of inches to a foot in boston. app area looking at historic snowfall. over 5 feet of snow and this one wraps up in two weeks. up till january 23rd there was less than a half foot and since then it keeps on coming. we're watching another potential system thursday night and into friday. this one may just clip eastern new england. again, the same spots that have been seeing the snow but also drags down a lot more snow. a very cold east and a very continued very warm west. i'm eric fisher for cbs news. out west the issue is heavy rain and powerful winds. a stream of storms hit the coast from northern california to washington. the san francisco area was hit hard. at one point more than 300,000
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homes and businesses were without power. light showers are expected today. president obama meets with german chancellor angela merkel this morning to discuss a peace plan for ukraine. fighting between ukrainian troops and russian-backed rebels have intensified. nine ukrainian soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours. president obama is under increasing pressure to arm the ukraine ians. this morning the fate of an american aid worker held hostage by isis remains unknown, and jordan is promising to continue its terror campaign against the group after carrying out dozens of raids this week. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning. isis says the american hostage kayla miller was killed in one of those air strikes. they're considering increasing their aid to superior tan as it ups its fight against isis. >> there has been significant damage done to isis targets.
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we believe that 20% of the known targets of isis has been destroyed. >> the bombing raids targeting isis locations in northeast keira including key bases, armed depots, and hide joutds. jordan has vowed to avenge the killing of a jordanian pilot who was burned to death in a cage. john kerry says the air war has dealt a critical blow to isis. >> we have taken out a significant proportion of the top leadership of isis. their command and control facilities have been attacked interrupting their command and control. they no longer can communicate they were as openly. they no longer travel in convoys the way they were as openly or where they do they're at great risk. >> but others believe air strikes won't be enough that it will take boots on the ground both american and its allies to stop the threat. >> i believe the air strikes have been limited.
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it's been a success. it it's been a policy. >> meanwhile kayla mueller's family is clinging to hope. she's been held hostage for more than a year. isis says she was killed in a jordanian air strike in syria. a consultant says isis has lied before. >> no independent verification of her death or any evidence has, in fact been provided. and lastly of course for isis to say she was kill and nobody else in isis was killed or injured sounds pretty preposterous to me. muler is the only known remaining hostage held by august. she was kidnapped in august of 2013 as she was leaving a hospital in syria. lauren? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. at least 25 people were killed in egypt last night in a riot outside a soccer game. the violence caused a stampede
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as police battled with soccer fans. the fighting starting with pushing and shoving before the match and police fired tear gas at the crowd. the egyptians vowed they would postpone future matches. alabama will become the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage today. they're set to go to courthouses to get marriage licenses. a federal judge's order overturned the ban as unconstitutional, but the singer who stole the show by night's biggest awards. this is the "cbs morning news." biggest awards. this is the "cbs morning news." what? yoplait fridge pack. eight cups, endless snack possibilities. available at walmart.
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♪ highway to hell ♪ katy perry and the rest of the star-studded audience at the 57th annual grammy award get ingting fired up by ac/dc. they opened the show with a bang last night. the show featured performances by some of the biggest names in music. many of the favorites like sam smith and beyonce won multiple awards, but there were also some surprises. danielle nottingham reports from los angeles. >> reporter: rocker beck pulled off a major upset at the grammys beating out beyonce and sam smith for album of the year. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: british newcomer sam smith took home song of the year, record of the year, and best new artist. >> thank you, guys. >> reporter: he also performed his breakout song "stay with me" with mary j. blige. ♪ stay with me ♪ >> reporter: pharrell williams must have been happy to perform
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his top solo hit "happy." and beyonce won best album. ♪ my little red waeggon ♪ >> reporter: miranda lambert won best country album. >> it was amazing. feels surreal. >> reporter: the grammy tried to make sure the performances were something for everyone representing every genre and every generation. rihanna took the stage with kanye west and paul mccartney with her new song "for five seconds." ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ >> reporter: annie lennox put a spell on the audience performing with hozier. common and john legend closed the show with their award-performing song from "selma." danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. straight ahead, from the outrageous to the revealing. we'll show you last night's head-turning grammy fashion.
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week, nor will he be anchoring the "nbc nightly news." williams pulled out of a scheduled appearance on the "late show" thursday, and weekend anchor lester holt will fill in for williams at least for the next several days. nbc is investigating williams after he admitted that he had told a false story about being on a helicopter being hit by a grenade while reporting on the iraq war. on the "cbs moneywatch," a rare look inside the secret world of swiss banking, and gas prices jump. jill wagner is here in new york with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, lauren. hsbc is admitting to failures in compliance following a report by "60 minutes" that the bank helps customers hide assets and i vlade taxes. "60 minutes" along with a consortium of journalists and a number of outlets obtained leaked bank records. they allegedly show hsbc's private swiss bank helped wealthy clients shield millions of dollars.
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the bank files examined by "60 minutes" contains 4,000 people with connections to the united states. >> under u.s. law any bank that does that, that assists a u.s. person in evading u.s. tax is guilty of a felony. >> hsbc acknowledged to "60 minutes" it's been used to evade taxes in the past but they've undergone a radical transformation since 2008 and will no longer assist customers suspected of evading taxes. you can see the full report and learnmore about the story on how those files were leaked online at cbsnews.com. stocks on wall street opened this morning following a blockbuster week. despite a down day on friday, the dow gained 658 points for the week. that is the biggest weekly percentage gain in two years. the s&p finished the week 60 points higher, and the nasdaq gained 106 points. well, no surprise to drivers, the price of gas is going up. the average price of a regular
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gallon jumped 13 cents in the past two weeks to $2.20. that's still $1.10 a gallon lower than it was a year ago. and, lauren, here's something else that's going up. the powerball jackpot. there was no grand prize jackpot winner in saturday's $380 million drawing. the next drawing is wednesday. its estimated value, $450 million. lauren? >> all right. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. jill, thank you. this morning dean smith is being remembered by generations of players and coaches as a member of basketball royalty. smith coached the university of north carolina's men's team for 36 seasons winning two national titles. he recruited the first black college scholarship and sent more than 50 players onto the pros, none more famous than michael jordan. in a statement jordan said of smith, he was more than a coach.
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he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. dean smith died saturday. he was 83 years old. when we return, rocking the red carpet. we'll show you what music's biggest stars were wearing at the grammys ceremony last night. grammys ceremony last night. can this decadent, fruit topped pastry...
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here's a look at here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. all right. part of the fun of grammy night includes the celebrations after the award show and, of course, grammy fashion, with a look at the best and, of course, the worst dressed. suzanne marques is in los angeles this morning with more. suzanne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. and grammy fashion is not about restraint. it's about pushing the limits, and this year the stars did not disappoint.
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from madonna's burlesque garb featuring a bee dazzled two-cornered hat, a corset and thigh-high boots to something that looked like it came from a recycle bin, there was something for everybody. pharrell williams looked happy on a hot day showing some leg and without his trademark hat. charli xcx proved tuxedos aren't just for the guys. arianna looked pretty and poofy in pink. >> i feel like hollywood princess. i feel beautiful. >> reporter: beyonce and miley cyrus went into basic black with strategic cutouts. while iggy azalea and l, rick ross and ll cool j didn't sing the blues but rocked them instead. there were obvious hits and misses, but as they say, beauty is high in fr. the beholder. fresh from the super bowl stage,
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katy showed up with purple hair and a sparkly dress. and lady gaga matched her hair to tony bennett. and kim kardashian showed up with a new hairdo and a gown that screamed bath robe. the stars of song, stage, and screen headed to the after parties to mix, ming gel and catch up until the early morning hours. the hollywood fashion show continues later this month. the oscars are just two weeks away. and rihanna's dress probably the most talked about dress on social media with people comparing it to a pink loofah, a poof barbie gowns, all sorts of things. i happen to love it but, hey she came to be remembered. reporting downtown i'm suzanne marques. lauren, i'll send it back to you. >> suzanne, thank you so much. coming up after the local news on "cbs this morning," a wrap of the grammy award winners. i'm lauren lyster. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ you lost that loving feeling ♪ ♪ you lost that loving feeling ♪
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television viewers have been enjoying their so-called smart tv for years, but there's growing backlash over a little known feature that lets tvs hear what you're saying at home. anna werner reports. >> reporter: samsung's smart tv uses voice recognition technology but recent articles about it sparked concern on social media because of something buried in samsung's policy which says if your spoken words include personal or other
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sensitive information that information will be captured and transmitted to a third party. khaliah barnes studies privacy issues for the electronic privacy information center. >> unfortunately this type of surveillance is pervasive in the homes which gets to the point which is you should be able to watch your tv without your tv watching you. >> it recognizes you automatically and opens without you having to do the thing. >> reporter: it's not just televisions gathering information in your home. a federal trade commission report last month on "internet of things" pointed to benefits and also risks. it says if devices like tvs store sensitive information, unauthorized persons could exploit the ability to facility facilitate fraud. shoppers we spoke to had mixed views on the technology. >> i would not people to be able to get into my living room. to me the benefit of that service wouldn't outweigh the cost of the potential danger. >> i personally love it. i understand like why they're
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actually collecting that data. most of it is for proving the recognition and proving what the features of the device can do. >> reporter: the ftc recommended the company build security into their devices at the outset rather than as an afterthought. do you believe companies are doing that? >> definitely not enough. companies could go further by analyzing privatizing techniques which would minimize or eliminate the collection of personal information. >> samsung told us they take personal information seriously and use data encryption to secure consumers' personal information. they say it doesn't keep the voice data but points out the voice recognition feature can be turn off by the tv's owner or disconnect the tv from the wi-fi network. anna werner, cbs news, new york. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the man at the center of the serial podcast will be allowed to appeal his murder conviction. we'll get reaction from his family.
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and we talk with paula hawkins, author of "the girl on the train." we'll leave you now with some of hozier's performance with annie lennox at last night's grammy awards. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm lauren lyster. have a great day. ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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taking a live look at the golden gate bridge right now. it's a little damp out there, a lot of rain the past few days.
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good morning, everyone. it is monday, february 9th. it is 4:30. >> we all watched the grammys last night. >> i was astounded to see the rainfall totals from friday, already near 10 inches in many communities. this morning we have a little residual moisture. currently in napa west southwest winds are 14 miles an hour. today's high is in the 60s and we'll have the forecast straight ahead. >> the winds were really intense overnight. we have a couple high wind advisories and an accident, overturned westbound 580, so it's already kind of a busy start to the morning commute. >> thank you.

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